And if there’s one thing in the world uglier than an American housing development, it’s a Canadian housing development. So little Olivia Peters was going to let them build it over her dead body. She wrote an earnest and heartfelt letter to Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, asking her if she might perhaps disallow this housing development from being built. And guess what happened? Town officials took notice and scaled back the project considerably, leaving much more of the wooded area alone. All because of a 12-year-old girl’s letter. Her mother said, “Someday maybe she will change the world.” Seems like you already have, Olivia!